fSize (Function)

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fSize (Function)

In french: fTaille

Returns the size of a file (in bytes).

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

Versions 16 and later

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

See additional examples

// Size of a file
ResSize = fSize("C:\MyDirectories\File.doc")

// Size of a file
ResSize = fSize("\MyDirectories\File.psw")

Syntax

Finding out the size of a file according to its path Hide the details

<Result> = fSize(<File path>)

<Result>: Integer

Size of the file (in bytes),
-1 if an error occurred. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.
When handling files exceeding 2 GB, <Result> must correspond to an 8-byte integer.

<File path>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and full (or relative) path of file (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. The wildcard characters (* and?) are not allowed.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories, as well as onto the external memory (SDCard).
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories, as well as onto the external memory (SDCard).
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories, as well as onto the external memory (SDCard).
This path must be a full path or a UNC path. It cannot be a relative path.
Versions 17 and later
This parameter can correspond to a full path or to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories.
New in version 17
This parameter can correspond to a full path or to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories.

Versions 15 and later

Finding out the size of a file opened by the application Hide the details

<Result> = fSize(<File identifier>)

<Result>: Integer

Size of the file (in bytes),
-1 if an error occurred. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.
When handling files exceeding 2 GB, <Result> must correspond to an 8-byte integer.

<File identifier>: Integer

Identifier of the file returned by one of the following functions: fOpen, fCreate, fOpenTempFile, fMemOpen.

New in version 15

Finding out the size of a file opened by the application Hide the details

<Result> = fSize(<File identifier>)

<Result>: Integer

Size of the file (in bytes),
-1 if an error occurred. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.
When handling files exceeding 2 GB, <Result> must correspond to an 8-byte integer.

<File identifier>: Integer

Identifier of the file returned by one of the following functions: fOpen, fCreate, fOpenTempFile, fMemOpen.

Finding out the size of a file opened by the application Hide the details

<Result> = fSize(<File identifier>)

<Result>: Integer

Size of the file (in bytes),
-1 if an error occurred. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.
When handling files exceeding 2 GB, <Result> must correspond to an 8-byte integer.

<File identifier>: Integer

Identifier of the file returned by one of the following functions: fOpen, fCreate, fOpenTempFile, fMemOpen.

Remarks

Managing the errors

fSize generates an error in the following cases:

the specified file does not exist,
the name of the specified file is invalid.

Remark: fSize does not operate on the hidden files.

Equivalence

The operating mode of fSize is equivalent to the operating mode of ceFileSize.

The only difference is:

fSize handles a file found on the Pocket PC from a WINDEV Mobile application.
ceFileSize handles a file on the Pocket PC from a WINDEV application.

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